Posted on 05/13/2004 3:56:57 PM PDT by golforacle
PS Keep it in the short grass...
I'm still boycotting (although I can't remember why) and that was even before Dad fried the Directv dish!!
I used to watch FoxNews, now I see a lot of Veggie Tales.
My cable system has never carried MSNBC, so I've never seen it. Guess I'm not alone.
VERY clever!
WELL done!
I just saw this commercial for CNN-
More Americans Watch
More Americans Trust
CNN
More Americans watch CNN than what, the travel channel?
Hey, Gal!
Long time, no type!
;-)
At least your kids aren't into Telletubbies. ( I managed to dodge THAT bullet AND Barney! LOL! )
I'm getting to the point where I can't even watch FOX. I find myself screaming at the TV.
I suspect not.
A PBS documentary on the crop rotation techniques of the ancient Sumarians gets more viewership than CNN.
The growing importance of the cable-news channels has increased the interest of consumers in knowing which cable network is most reliable in getting the story first, getting it right and reporting it in context. Because there is so much programming, this is a hard call. But by interviewing media experts and carefully reviewing network segments, Insight is prepared to make the following calls. The best cable networks in terms of coverage and fairness are (1) Fox News, (2) CNN and (3) MSNBC.
Placing MSNBC last was a difficult call to make. It's difficult to rate MSNBC at all, because the network changes its format and personnel so frequently. Robert Lichter, president of the watchdog Center for Media and Public Affairs, says he frequently doesn't include the network in his group's studies because "they keep changing from week to week."
For a while the word in the industry was that MSNBC was trying to "outfox Fox" with programming that appealed to conservatives. Many conservatives do enjoy Scarborough Country, which is hosted by former congressman Joe Scarborough, a Florida Republican. But current signs are that conservatives are being booted. The network did not renew the contract of Dr. Bob Arnot, whose crisp and compelling segments frequently emphasized good news in Iraq's reconstruction, and apparently forced out one of Scarborough's producers who had criticized gloom-and-doom war coverage as false and unrealistic. And much of the MSNBC coverage of the Iraq war and the Middle East has been blatantly biased, say critics both left and right. Current speculation from conservative groups such as the Media Research Center (MRC) and Accuracy in Media is that with Kaplan coming aboard, the network may try to position itself as an openly liberal alternative to Fox's perceived conservatism in a desperate bid to gain a point or two in the ratings.
Are you moved in yet???
Oh yes! We are past Teletubbies! I ignore Barney because I love the giant group hug I get from the girls at the end.
Magic School Bus and Between the Lions are school lessons for us. We try to stick with those.
Not moved yet.
We close 23 June.
Move first week of July.
I'm having a REALLY great moving sale over Memorial Day weekend: Thursday through Monday.
If you want some really great stuff for really really cheap, FReep-mail me for directions! LOL!
Can't beat Veggie Tales for the important stuff.
LOL, you might find this useful.
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